U20 Class Member's Forum
General Category => U20 Regattas - Where, When & Who's Going! => Topic started by: Jim Ulatowski on December 10, 2009, 01:34:18 AM
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Hi Everyone
On behalf of Colorado Fleet 4 I would like to invite you all to the 2010 Ultimate 20 North American Championships.
Location: Lake Dillon Colorado
Date: August 2, 3, 4 2010
The Colorado U20 fleet consists of 10 active boats and we have a very active fleet with 7-9 boats showing up at all the local regattas. A great group of guys and family that help out at all times and make things happen. We are honored to hold the NA’s here and present the class with a memorable experience for 2010.
Being centrally located in the middle of the country we feel that this will be an excellent location to hold the N/A’s. Drawing U20’s from both Coasts and the Midwest there is the potential of upwards of 25 to 30 boats and maybe more attending. Currently we have 15 boats committed to coming on the Class website and look forward to seeing that number continue to rise.
The Dillon open is scheduled for July 31st & August 1st and is one of our premier Regattas. We see boats numbering 100 plus form U20’s, J80’s, J24’s, J22’s, Star’s, Etchells and more. http://www.dillonyachtclub.com/
This will give everyone a great opportunity to get some tune up time on the lake prior to the NA’s
The Dillon Yacht Club is located at the Dillon Marina on the East shore of Lake Dillon. Established in 1968, the club has approximately 200 members. DYC has an active history of competitive sailing and has produced a number of world-class sailors. The club has an excellent reputation for managing the largest sailing regatta in the Rocky Mountain West in often varying conditions. The club is also known for its on-shore activities.
The Dillon Yacht Club is situated within the Town of Dillon Colorado and is adjacent to many other family activities including a beautiful park, outdoor amphitheater, bike trails, dining, hotels, and shopping. The Club is just a short drive from other Summit County Colorado attractions and destinations like Breckenridge, Frisco, Keystone, Silverthorne and a quick 70 mile drive from downtown Denver and its many attractions.
The area has something for everyone in the family and is a major destination here in the west. The area offers fishing, camping, biking, Hiking, Kayaking, Sailing, power boating,.
So mark your calendars pack up the family and crew and join us for an awesome time.
Keep your eyes on the class website for updated information coming soon.
Jim Ulatowski
Regatta chair
#19 Juiced!
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I can't wait and my crew has already packed their bags! Looking to make a vacation of it!
Gregg Henning
#149
Goombay Smash
Any recommendations on accomodations? Love that walking (stumbling) distance to the docks or back..... Goombay's tend to do that. ;D
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Gregg
Looking forward to having you out here as well.
Accomodations will be coming your way soon for posting on the Web.
Jim Ulatowski
#19 Juiced!
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Add us to the list, we're planning on coming.
How many others from Lake Norman???????????????
Don Corey #159 scram
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We're gonna be there, and it sounds like there'll be a good fleet. Thanks Jim and the other Colorado folks.
Tom Burden
Layla #92
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I'm planning to make the trip. May even do Double-Dam if it is the weekend before or after.
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Barring some unforeseen event Team Madison #73 is planning on racing. Add us to list.
Jay and Elysia Harland
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Sounds like a great venue, and within striking distance of the Northern Tier. We are changing the dates on the U20 Lake Superior regatta to ensure that the 5-7 U20's that do the N. Tier can make Lake Dillion.
Mark
Zipper #121
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This is starting to shape up nicely. We will be posting the accomodations list so teams can book early and have their pick of prime real estate. So far I have commitments from the following;
Juiced #19
The Moma Dance #26
Flyer # 28
Velocitize #77
Redline #78
Underdog #126
Rolihlahla #182
Bosa Nova #146
Mongoose #96
Fourty Two #142
DogOnIt #138
Comet #53
Pocket Rocket #124
Honor #203
Madison #73
Layla #92
Goombay Smash #149
Scram #159
Dave Whyman #91
19 boats!
I am looking for commitments from more of the California boats;
Babe, UFO, Salsa, Unicorn, Ethyl Merlin, Uagain, Uhoo, Ricochet, Toon Town, Breakaway.......
as well as PNW boats, Rogue, Lighten Up
Plan early, and make the trip for 5 days of racing! I would love to see 30 boats on the line!
Mark Allen
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Add Zipper #121 to the list of committed boats.
Mark
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This is looking good!
Mark Dobie
Thanks for adjusting schedules to accommodate the NA'S
Jim Ulatowski
#19 Juiced!
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Wow, 20 boats already. 30 boats at the NA's is starting to look like a very realistic goal.
Cliff
Underdog #126
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Count me in.
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Count Toon Town #178 in (assuming no last minute work scheduling changes)
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Add Zipper #121 to the list of committed boats.
Mark
Not sure if my boat will be able to make it, but if Zipper needs crew, I will be there.
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Just an FYI. The most ever at a U20 NAC was at Lake Norman in 2004 with 24 in attendance and the most ever U20s at a single event (in the world) was the East Coast Championship at Lake Norman in 2006 with 27 on the line. You guys just may have the venue to bring enough of these great boats together for a U20 record setting event!
Lookin' real good this early.
To everyone in U20 land, don't miss this one, check it out, plan now.
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Honestly, I really don't feel like a U20 virgin any more.
Don
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Add Zipper #121 to the list of committed boats.
Mark
Not sure if my boat will be able to make it, but if Zipper needs crew, I will be there.
Steve,
Of course you have a spot with Zipper.
Mark
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Look Steve, if you can tow three or four Ultimates to Florida for the winter you can surely drag one to Colorado next summer for the NAs. Just trying to put things in to perspective, that's all.
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Steve, I have a few things up in the air for that time frame but if I am not there I'm sure Lehman would bring Scissors out with my truck. If I am there, the Minnesota/Wisconsin contingent won't fit in our tow vehicles (by number not size!) so we will get Scissors out there. Just book a flight.
Nate
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Steve, I have a few things up in the air for that time frame but if I am not there I'm sure Lehman would bring Scissors out with my truck. If I am there, the Minnesota/Wisconsin contingent won't fit in our tow vehicles (by number not size!) so we will get Scissors out there. Just book a flight.
Nate
Its the vacation time for the round trip drive that hurts. Change one of the delivery legs to a airline flight and life is better...
And the blender could tag along with Sassy spreading its Goombay cheer through the Northern Tier and the NA's.
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Steve,
Did you check with Megan and Josh? maybe we could do a repeat of NA's Ottawa, only this time it goes Duluth-Dillon-SC.
Mark
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Maybe we could fly my padawan apprentice to Lake Norman in March to tow the boat and blender back for the Northern Tier and NA's. He would need a vehicle but could convoy withDobie for lodging and to tell him if his rig was ON FIRE!!! :o
Nate
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To Jim and the rest organizing NA's,
I have a request that I would like to float...
The original proposal, as I understood it, was for NA's to precede the Dillon Open. This has been moved so that NA's will follow the Dillon Open. This creates an issue for those of us with a 2-day or more drive. For some of us, it may not be practical to race the full five days. The issue is that when we arrive, it will be in the middle of a pretty large regatta on a relatively small lake. This will make tune-up challenging for those boats that are not also racing the Dillon Open. I would think the goal would be to encourage boats that are even far away to race NA's and that they would not be heavily penalized because they cannot race the DO.
If it is feasible and depending on the number of boats in this situation, (I suspect it will be about 4-8), it would be nice to have the Dillon Open race committee give those boats a practice start and race following the last regatta start on Sunday afternoon. I for one would be willing to pay some small start fee for that privilege and I think it would go a long way toward a level playing field against those boats who have been racing for two straight days at the venue.
Please think about this and perhaps anyone else who has this issue and/or alternatives to this issue can chime in with their thoughts.
Jay and Elysia Harland
Madison #73
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Jay,
If we cannot have the race committee to this, I would be happy to do this with my boat to allow others to practice.
Gregg
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Jay
This is already being considered and we will be looking to get this arranged with RC. I don’t anticipate a problem with this.
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Thanks Jim,
That was the only major wrinkle we saw looking ahead...
It sure looks like a gorgeous venue!
Jay
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So far I have commitments from the following;
Juiced #19
The Moma Dance #26
Flyer # 28
Velocitize #77
Redline #78
Underdog #126
Rolihlahla #182
Bosa Nova #146
Mongoose #96
Fourty Two #142
DogOnIt #138
Comet #53
Pocket Rocket #124
Honor #203
Madison #73
Layla #92
Goombay Smash #149
Scram #159
Dave Whyman #91
You Sassy B! #227
19 20 boats!
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Steve
We have 22 committed on the class website and with you that will make 23. I’m looking to see 30 plus on the start line and we have boats coming from all corners of the country. Lets keep them coming in and set a new record for the most competitors at a U20 regatta and the North American Championships.
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I am considering this regatta, but would like to know what we are going to do with boats with new carbon spars. I really do not want to stir the pot, so to speak on this issue. I am fine with whatever the class decides, and I understand the carbon spar is currently not class legal. I just need to know when we are likely to have a decision one way or another for this specific regatta. I have to schedule time off months in advance.
I do have a new carbon spar on the way, and I once I move the fittings over to the new mast I plan on permanently retiring the old half twisted spar.
Dave Kennedy
#31, Lighten Up!
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Dave
The Carbon spar is currently not class legal and will not be permitted to sail in the NA’s. I am certainly hopeful that we can come to some kind of an agreement before the NA’s on allowing the carbon spar in.
I’m encouraging the board to take swift action on this matter and try to get it resolved as soon as possible and I feel that that needs to be done ASAP in the next couple months so people like you can make plans for NA’s
We have the opportunity to have one of the best turnouts for a NA’s this year and we want to see as many as possible to compete and this spar issue is going to either have a negative or positive influence on the participation.
The solution will not be perfect and we will not please everyone but we must get started with something and start to see what performance differences start to show up.
Lets look for a speedy solution soon.
Jim Ulatowski
Juiced!#19
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As previously mentioned, the anticipated vote on the Carbon Spar would be near the end of March 2010 pending additional testing results. This should be in plenty of time for the NA's to have a decision.
Cheers,
Gregg
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Is anyone interested in sharing a larger Condo big enough for two teams. There are some 3 bedroom condos (plus living room fold outs) close to the Marina in the $150 range. Approx $75 / night for 3 people with full amenities is a pretty inexpensive way to go. I plan on being there for the Dillon Open as well as the NAs
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We might be interested. Doesn’t sound like camping is the way to go.
Tom
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Tom, Please email me directly at maeco@maecomotorsport.com I'll start to check the choices and get back to you. thx
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U20 North American championships Announcement
The 2010 Ultimate 20 North American Championships will be held at Lake Dillon Colorado on August 2, 3, 4.
This year’s championship being held in the middle of the country is shaping up to be one awesome event. At this time we have 26 boats committed to coming and are expecting 30 plus participants before racing starts. With this number of participants we are looking at this to be the largest Ultimate 20 event ever held anywhere in the world.
Teams are traveling in from all over North America to include. Canada, North and South Carolina, Seattle, California and the central United States.
This is one U20 event that you will not want to miss so if you have not yet gotten your name on the committed list you will want to get that done ASAP. The on the water and off the water events are going to be awesome.
You can find all the latest information pertaining to the event on the class website at www.u20class.org
Check out the NA's website
We are very fortunate to have the Dillon Open annual regatta being held on the Saturday and Sunday prior to NA’s and will be used for two days of practice and getting familiar with the area. For those who wish to participate in the open they will have five days of fantastic racing at one of the most beautiful places in the country. We will also have a practice race on Sunday for those that don’t enter the Open. For all the details please visit the Dillon Yacht club website at www.dillonyachtclub.com
Jim Ulatowski
Juiced! #19
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Hi Everyone
Things are really building up nicely for the NA’s. All coming together very well and I see that we now have 27 boats committed. This is awesome and so if you are not yet on this committed list please get yourself there. Registration should be going up in the next couple weeks so keep an eye out for a post on that.
Attached you will find a copy of the Press release for the NA’s
Please take this and promote the event everywhere you go this summer. Your clubs, Regattas, newsletters, and any publications that you can get it in.
With everyone’s help we can really get the word out and build this thing up big time!
Thanks for all your help and I look forward to seeing everyone here in August.
Jim Ulatowski
#19 Juiced!
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Registration is open for the Dillon Open (just signed up) and the registration for the NA's should be up in the next week. The Dillon open caps out so be sure to sign up early. www.dillonopen.com
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#155 is registered for the Dillon Open.
Are we planning any get togethers or dinners? Are many planning to do the regatta dinner on Saturday?
Phil
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The Dillon Open festivities are awesome and I would recommend the Friday night reception as well as the Saturday night Dinner. We can grab a few tables and fill them with U20’s.
Reminder if you plan on racing in the Dillon Open I would register ASAP they cap it at 150 boats. www.dillonopen.com
Jim Ulatowski
Juiced! #19
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7 boats registered so far for Dillon!
1. Mark Allen 26 The Moma Dance
2. Clifford Begnaud 126 Underdog
3. Michael Eisenberg 178 Toon Town
4. Phil Kanegsberg 155 Udecide
5. Marty May 78 Red Line
6. Jim Pearson CAN200 Slippery
7. Jim Ulatowski 19 Juiced!
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This should turn into 15 +
Jim Ulatowski
#19 Juiced!
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All U20 NA participants.
The entry form is now up on the website and ready to be down loaded filled out and mailed in. Unfortunately we do not have online registration available for the event so snail mail will have to work.
Also any one interested in racing in the Dillon open will want to register ASAP. The Dillon Open gets caped at 150 boats.
All the links are available at the Class website & NA’s link. http://u20northamericans.typepad.com/blog/
Jim Ulatowski
#19 Juiced!
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To all NA participants:
Time is closing in on us with just 5 weeks to go for what is shaping up to be one awesome NA’s here in Colorado.
I would like to encourage everyone to down load the sail measurement form. Get with another U20 owner to measure your sails and sign off on them. This will save us all a tremendous amount of time and speed up the check in and registration process greatly.
If you have not already done so you will want to get your registrations in for both the NA’s and the Dillon open and avoid any late fees.
http://u20northamericans.typepad.com/blog/#
I’m looking forward to seeing you all here at Lake Dillon.
Jim Ulatowski
#19 Juiced!
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It is a little over 2 weeks before the deadline to register for Dillon and the NA's. Currently we have 11 boats registered for Dillon wth many more committed. So far I have
1. Mark Allen 26 The Moma Dance
2. Clifford Begnaud 126 Underdog
3. bernie BILBERRY 96 MONGOOSE
4. Alex Bolan 227 You Sassy B!
5. Michael Eisenberg 178 Toon Town
6. Phil Kanegsberg 155 Udecide
7. Marty May 78 Red Line
8. Peter Muller 182 Rolihlahla
9. Jim Pearson CAN200 Slippery
10. Eric Rosentreter 187 Kinda Busy
11. Jim Ulatowski 19 Juiced!
We also have the Aspen Open July 17, 18 if anyone is around. We have 7-8 boats registered and a short drive from Dillon. Should be an event similar to Huntington, CA. Narrow, long mountain lake with camping and strong steady breeze. This event is part of the Colorado circuit, one of ten in our mountain region series and should be our tune up for Dillon and the NA's. NOR attached.
The Colorado boats are getting together this week as part of our Wednesday series to do some sail measurement and boat inspections to aid in the checkin process for the NA's, Please take advantage of your local events to measure each others equipment and increase everyone's leisure time. ;D
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Goombay's Registration has been sent for NA's... Will not make the Dillon Open due to crew issues and I will not make it there in time. Looking forward to it!
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Layla and Salsa are teaming up for the North Americans. Matt Boroughf will be sailing with us. We’re now registered for both the Dillon Open and the NAs. Meanwhile we’ll be tuning up (along with Toon Town, UFO and Indecision) this weekend at Huntington Lake. Alpine sailing in a U20 is the best!
See you in Colorado!
Tom Burden
Layla #92
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Awesome can’t wait to see everyone here.
We currently have 15 boats registered so let’s keep the registrations coming in. Looking for a good turn out of 30 plus boats and we are half way there.
Jim Ulatowski
#19
Juiced!
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Sorry, Tom.
We can't make both Huntington and Dillon.
We are looking forward to getting back to Huntington next summer.
See you all in CO in a few weeks.
Phil & Denise
#155
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Is there anyway to get an updated list of NA participants?
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The website will be updated soon to reflect the most up to date info
Jim Ulatowski
#19
Juiced!
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Hi Everyone
We currently have 20 boats pre registered for the NA’s so if you have not yet done so please get on that ASAP. At the very least please give us a heads up that you are planning to attend so we can better plan for the event. It is critical at this point to have a good idea of the number of people attending so we can plan for the banquet and other aspects of the event.
This will help us tremendously.
Thanks
Jim Ulatowski
#19 Juiced!
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We did not include a spot on the entry form for folks to provide the shirt size for the skipper. Please send me an email at MartyMay17@yahoo.com to let me know what size shirt for the skipper. This will help us make sure we have the proper mix of sizes available at the regatta.
Also, Coral Reef Sailing Apparel is one of our sponsors and is doing the sirts and other items for the regatta. If you would like to order anything else with the regatta logo on it, please go the U20 NA section fo their site. Here is the link.
http://www.coralreefsailing.net/ultimate_20_north_americans
Thanks
Marty
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The deadline for early registration for the Dillon Open is Monday July 26. The web site says the 28th but I've been told that is a mistake and will be corrected. The late fee is very steep at $50 so get your Dillon open registration in ASAP. You can do it online at this link:
https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registration_form.php?regatta_id=2977
see you in Dillon very, very soon!
Cliff
Underdog #126
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The late registration deadline has been extended until midnight tonight for the Dillon Open. Avoid the $50 late fee by registering today!
Cliff
Underdog
#126
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The extention for Dillon Open registration has been extended to Wednesday at midnight.
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Mark,
The notice that I got said 12:01 am Wed. That means one minute after the stroke of midnight TONIGHT!. Maybe that's not what they meant, but that's what they said.
Cliff
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No Dillon Open Results yet???????????????????
pretty website
no results yet!!!!!!!!
Hard to live vicariously without fresh data
Nate
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Nothing posted yet?
Spike, not Brad
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I posted some results on sailing anarchy. We are posting results from the first 2 days shortly on the website.
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WE NEED RESULTS!
Thanks to all that were there. We barely made our flights but we did and are now home and Brad and Lee are sailing today!
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Glad you made it in time.
Sorry for the delay in posting results. Unfortunately I'm waiting on someone to get those to me and should have last night.
I’ll get them out ASAP
Jim Ulatowski
Juiced! #19
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What a great event!!!!! I really enjoyed meeting so many great sailors and new friends. The drive to L.A. went well, and I made it back to work by 8:00 AM. Now on to the regular grind.............
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Just saw the results were posted....
through the U20 class sight & 2010 NA's link, or here's the direct path:
http://airstrip.com/u20/u20-NA-final-results.htm (http://airstrip.com/u20/u20-NA-final-results.htm)
there are also a few pictures posted.
Great Racing with everyone!
Matt
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As you can see the final results are posted and stay tuned to the NA’s website as it will stay active with follow up information, pictures and video information along with articles and updates.
Jim Ulatowski
Juiced! #19
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I have posted some pictures both on the doyleboston FB page and also on http://www.doyleboston.phanfare.com/4777667
These shots were taken by April Abbott and Brandi Pilling, thanks to both for letting us them. Sorry they kind of revolve around Pearon, Honour and our customers but at least there are some pics :)
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I know that this is a little late but I would like to thank everyone for such a great regatta. I am sorry that we had to run out before the awards presentation but I had a scheduling conflict that worked out in the end.
The U 20 is always my favorite boat and Dillon made the regatta that much more fun. Between the circling clouds to the cold rain (and the sun) the conditions were always changing making us think hard about our next move.
It was a little different crewing this year but it gave me a chance to see the lake and the surrounding a lot more. Thanks again for the great time and I will see you soon.
Brad Boston
Doyle Boston Sailmakers
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Hi Everyone
Here is an update from Randy Shelton from Colorado Coconuts and the video production of the 2010 NA's.
Jim Ulatowski
Juiced! #19
Hello U20 Fleet:
The U20 North Americans 2010 film is coming along great. We certainly are having no problems with people being camera shy or with shots of poor racing skills, as the fleet is obviously very skilled, but the main problem we are having is that the film is still just too dang long (over two hours still) and we have to cut a lot more footage to get it into a more viewable time frame. Unfortunately difficult choices are putting some good clips on the editing bay floor. And in case your wondering, yes every participating boat is in the current version, and always looking good! well almost always. In addition to just a little bit of racing there are also shots of boat measurements, registration, interviews, shore activities, debriefings, of course a few embarrassing moments as well. I think it’s the best sailing movie ever made, because all of you participated in it.
In our effort to make this film as good as we can for the U20 Fleet, We hope to have a "rough draft preview" sometime in October, then make some final revisions based on the feedback we receive. Then hopefully we will be looking at late October for a release date. We will keep you posted on the progress.
Thanks
Randy Shelton
Colorado Coconuts
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Some time ago I indicated a desire to acquire the video. How do I do that?
Bob Wiltrout
#222 Gracie Mae
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Contact Randy directly. www.coloradococonuts.com